Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-09-08
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
BUDGEr OF NEWS GATHERED
stsl HERE AND THERE
1inny Railroad Accilcnis-whnt IL Trsns-
ppinxin Temperance caIafrers-sociai
And Religions Gsssip.

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MANY Railroad Accidcnis--w What IL rrans-
p@inxin Temperance csIafrers-sociai
And Religious Gsssip.
The remains Of Judge Samuel Hall, OF
the Supreme Court Of Georgia, were laid
at rest at Albany.
I. o. Mcdaniel, the father of ex. Gov
crnor II. ID. Mcdaniel, OF Altoona, Ca,
is dead. He was born in South Carolina.
The mayor OF Savannah, Ga, has OF.
slered the police to arrest every person
displaying swinging signs or signs erect
cd on top Of posts.
Warren Fraxief, d colored brakeman ON
me Georgia Railroad, fell between two
oox cars - the train was passing Grove
Iown, s1d was instantly killed by tho
whees passing over his body.
The extensive works 81 the ST. Louis,
Mo-, Car Wheel Company, situated Id
the western suburbs Of the city, were
destroyed by fire. The loss Il estimated
at aboutsl0o, 900; fully insured.
AT jackson, Miss, Chief Justice
Cooper refused to issue writ Of habeas
corpus N tho case Of Hamilton and
others tharged with the murder Of Gam,
hfeiI, the editor Of o prohibition paper.
The Board Of Aldefmen, OF Albany.
Ga-, refused permission to the Salvation
Army 10 psfade the streets or make any
demonsirstians, on the ground that the
army w~ q nuisance, and the majority
oI fhe people opposed them.
T.ne Atlanta, Ga, police have rot ON
70 the new racket Of the drinkers who
wish TO evade the prohibition lawn.
dependent clubs. Recently. several ar.
rcs.s were made OF porters. waters ana
bssseepers Of such places.
A meeting Of citizens OF Atlanta. GA.
was held, TO consider the advisability Of
hoiding an election about Nov. Goth. 10
repeal the present prohibition law. One
citizea offered $4,000 as d campaign
iund 20 defeat prohibition.
Unprecedented rains have fa,,s.
throughout North Texas All the rivers
are over their banks, and many washouts
are reported. Trains srs sil DELAYED.
Eleven persons have been drowned Al
Iiebnrne, seven ot whom belonged 10 4
family named Schmidt.
Hon. g. @. sIemminger. OF Charles
ton, :. O., who was sccretarv of the Con.
~ crate States treasury and one OF Pres.
ident Dayiss most trusted friends and
confidential advisers, Is seriously IN at
his summer residence At Flat Rock, and
not expected TO recover.
An accidcrs occurred on the East Ten.
nessee tsiirnad, Rome division. at Longs.
nity-ssv miles from Atlanta. Ca. FREIGHT
tram No. 30 ran into the second section
of No. 90. Both engines were DAMAGED
considerably and delay OF three Or four
aours caused. No lives were lost.
Chester, s. c., Is very much excited
over The reported indications Of q rold
snine there. An expert from Colorado
reports that from specimens Of ore found
there, he has faith enough in il TO nav
large amount Of money for q plantation
where tue specimens were found.
The heaviest rain Of the season fell at
tislofgh, N. G.. and extended over a
large area. Some streams rose al the
sate OF nine inches per hour and flooded
crops. LMge quantities Of hay 10 the
low grounds were washed away. Great
damage has been done % All low-ground
crepe.
The total vote cast on the liquor aues.
ton In Meriwethcr county, Ga, was
$3.50. or this, 1,0if were east for pro-
hibition, aud 1850 votes were cast
against prohibition. The prohibitionists
make the claim that hundreds 81 negroes
who voted w,re disqualified because Of /
non-paymcnt Of taxes.
Frank W. Harper, Of Versailles, KY,
has ordered beautiful and costly monu.
incnt Of pure white marble to be placed
over the grave of Ten Brock, the ceIe-
brated trutting horrc. Ii will Lo seven
feet and two inches high, surmountcd
with an urn. The date Of Ten Broeck's
birth and death and his famous records
will be inscribed on the monument.
The rate committee of the Southern
Tatin Association, which Is composed Of
all the freight agents IN The southern
states, met at Atlanta, Ga. The matters
connccied with rates and classiiications
were discussed. A new rate was made
on the goods manufactured IN cotton fac.
tories, aud the classification was changed
from the fifih 10 the sixth class.
A Gre occurred al Branchville. s. q,
and destroyed nine bui dings. rs follows:
Hamilton's general store and residence,
Blacks general store, A. l.. II. Dakc's
general store and residence, J. karrish's
millinery store. Pearlstine, Karish q Co. "a
general store, J. X. Mayes' general store
and D. ID. Myers general store and dwell.
ing. Loss $40, 0OO; insurance 50, 900.
Cal Tolivcr, the lad 10 years Of we
who was spared BY the Logins during
the massacre az Morchcad Nv we fired
on from ambush nesr town. Several of
I,ogans followers, who have been In.
dlcted for supposed participation 10 the
massacre, arc hiding In the mountains
near town, heavily armed. aud cannot be
arrested. Troops will leave when court
adjourns, and II is expected lighting will
begin then.
A Gre broke out 10 Riggs livery stable
Of Richmond, Ky, destroyed Il, aud
then spread 10 the business portion of
The city. Arnold's grocery, Gentry a
Co.'S hardware, then the new opera
house, Neffs pr ducc store, Douglass
butcher shop Green's opera house, the
Adam Express Compnny's Office. Dnntll